Stocking



June 16, 1931. A H wlTTENBERG 1,810,197

STOCKING Filed April 14, 1928 wnm Patented June 16, 1931 STATES ARMIN WTTENBERG, F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA STOC'KING Application led April 14,

The invention relates to improvements in stockings, and more particularly to the foot portion thereof, the primary object of the invention being to provide an improved stocking construction having a reinforced sole and heel portion. i

Another object of the invention 1s the provision of a stocking of this character soconstructed and arranged that there shall be no weakening of the construction and theretore liability to tear at the juncture between the reinforced and non-reinforced portions.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. The invention consists in the construction hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which Fig. l is a side view of the foot portion of a stocking embodying the invention; and

F ig. 2, adeveloped plan of the foot portion of the stocking shown in Fig. l, and showinr the correspondin portion of the blank i-iom which the stoc ing is made.

The form of construction illustrated in Figs. l and 2 comprises' an upper portion 5, forming a leg, front ankle and top foot por tion of the stocking, said portion 5 being 3o made of a comparatively light and open mesh. The stocking leg portion thus provided is reinforced at the bottom for obvious purposes by a heavier and closer reinforced knitting. This reinforced knitting comprises a toe portion 6, a sole portion 7, a

heel portion 8, and a rear ankle portion 9,

as indicated. The toe portion 6 is the usual.

toe portion of a stocking of this character formed in the usual way and constitutes e0 no part of the present invention. It will be noted, however, that the sole portion 7 is joined tothe upper i'oot portion 5 along a tortuous line 10, said tortuous line 10 being subdivided into a plurality of steps 13, e5 thereby forming a Zig Zag line of juncture between the sole portion 7 and the upper foot portion 5. This zig Zag line ot juncture is made by a special attachment to the full fashion hosiery machine which regu-l lates and controls the character of the junc- 1928. Serial No. 269,892.

ture. The reinforced heel portion 8 is joined to the upper 'foot portion o along a substantially vertical line ll, and the upper reinforced heel 8 and rear ankle portions 9 are joined to the front portions 5 along a tortuous line 12 which is rearwardly bowed or curved, as indicated in Fig. 1. The line of juncture 1:2 is also provided with steps 13, as indicated.

By this arrangement a stocking is provided which has a reinforced sole and heel portion joined to the upper portions of the stocking alongr a tortuous stepped .line whereby the elasticity and strength of the juncture is greatly increased. In stockings of this character having reinforced foot portions, there is a tendency to concentrate the wear or strain along the line of juncture between said portions where said line of juncture is straight and thereby cause breakage along this line. By means of the 'arrangements specified, tlie concentration of wear and strain along the line of juncture is prevented and the elasticity and strength of the structure thereby greatly increased. It is also to be noted that, owing to the zig zag or stepped form ot the line ot' juncture, breaks in the threads or runsf7 are quickly stopped or checked, and thereby the life and appearance of the stocking greatly prolonged.

In making up the stocking the stocking is knit flat in the usual way, duplicate portions 7, 8 and 9 boing formed on opposite edges thereof, as indicated in Fig. 2, and then the blank thus knitted is joined together along a bottom and rear seam. in the usual way to form the stocking illustrated in Fig. 1, as will be readily understood by those skilled in this art.

While have .illustrated and described the preferred form ot construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modication without departing from the spirit ofthe invention. I therefore do not wish to be limited to the precise details disclosed, but desire to availmyself of such variations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Havinr thus described my invention, What I eIaiin as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A full fashioned stocking, Comprising reinforced sole and heel portions integrally formed with the foot portion of said stocking', the threads forming said foot portion and said heel portion being knitted with the lthreads forming' the instep p0rtion of the stocking along a tortnous line, said tortuons line running in zigzag fashion along the side of the sole and instep portion of the stocking at the sides of the foot portion thereof whereby pullingr strains in said stocking are distributed over wide areas at the sides of the foot and heel portions of the stocking.

2. A full fashioned stocking, comprising reinforced sole and heel portions integrally formed with the foot portion of said stocking, the threads formingT said foot portion being knitted with the threads forming the instep portion of the stocking alongr a tortuous line, said tortuons line running in zigzapr fashion along the side of the sole and instep portion of the stocking at the sides of the foot portion thereof whereby pulling strains in said stocking are distributed over Wide areas at the sides of the foot portion ot' the stocking.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of April. 1928.

ARMIN H. VITTENBERG. 

